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London (Average)London
PerthScotland

You'd be £8,385/year better off in Perth

Based on area median salaries. Personalise it to see YOUR numbers.

Over 5 years, that's £47,234 in your pocket
Moving costs (£3,000-£5,000) paid back in 5-8 months

Your Take-Home Pay

Based on area median salaries. Personalise above to see your own numbers.

London (Average)

Gross salary£44,000
Income tax-£6,286
National Insurance-£2,514
Take-home£35,200
Effective tax rate: 20%£2,933/mo

PerthScottish tax rates

Gross salary£32,000
Income tax-£3,917
National Insurance-£1,554
Take-home£26,528
Effective tax rate: 17.1%£2,211/mo

You'd take home £8,672 less per year in Perth

Where Your Money Goes

Where Your Money Goes

How your monthly take-home splits between costs and what you keep.

London (Average)

Rent: £2,000Council Tax: £137Commute: £180Groceries: £325Energy: £135Lifestyle: £132Disposable: £125

Perth

Rent: £775Council Tax: £129Commute: £85Groceries: £281Energy: £130Lifestyle: £86Disposable: £782

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Perth disposable

£782/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Perth

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£782/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Perth

£32,000

£12,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Perth

£775/mo

£14,700/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Perth

£1,550

£90/yr better off

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Perth

£85/mo

£1,140/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Perth

£65/wk

£520/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Perth

£130/mo

£60/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Perth

£86/mo

£547/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Perth

£220,000

Average house price

You could save £310,000 on a home in Perth. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

6.9x

Perth (median)

Lifestyle

Percentage of schools rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted (England), Education Scotland, Estyn (Wales), or ETI (Northern Ireland).

London (Average)

Good
Outstanding: 25%Good: 62%87% good+

3208 schools in area

Perth

Good
Outstanding: 20%Good: 67%87% good+

76 schools in area

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Your Move Summary

London (Average)Perth

£8,385/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£14,700/yr
  • Commute+£1,140/yr
  • Lifestyle+£547/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£8,672/yr
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Government data, not guesswork

Data sourced from ONS, HMRC, and local authorities. Salaries are area medians - personalise above for your own numbers. Comparison based on 2-bed rental, Band D council tax, and typical usage. Always do your own sums before making big decisions. But at least now you know where to start.